Topic summary
0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Watchdog Reporting results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Halo Effect, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 36.8% saturation with 179 hits. Analysis detected 857 faulty-reasoning hits from 486 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 15,455 topics). This Watchdog Reporting is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Watchdog Reporting
Topic details
Total words: 486
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles486 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 36.8%36.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 16.5%16.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 11.3%11.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 12.1%12.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 17.9%17.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 24.5%24.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 8.2%8.2%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 4.3%4.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 36.8%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 11.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 24.5%, sitewide 19.2%Halo Effect: Topic 17.9%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 16.5%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Indoctrination: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Anecdotal: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 8.2%, sitewide 3.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 4.6%Burden of Proof: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.4%Primacy Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.9%Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Times Watchdog83%
The Seattle Times83%By Claire Bryan0%7/17/2026, 12:00:00 AM